Easy Salad Recipe - South of the Border Mexican Salad

Easy Salad Recipe for Summer or Tex-Mex Themes

This quick and easy salad recipe is healthy and delicious, too! Full of color, it makes a pretty presentation- great for potlucks and picnics. I have also made this as an appetizer or quick, healthy snack and served it with tortilla chips.

Mix together the oil, vinegar, lime juice,
cumin, and hot sauce. Pour over the salad mixture in the bowl. Sprinkle
with salt and pepper, if desired. Toss everything together.

It's
ready to devour! This makes a great salad to go with any Mexican style
meal. It is good with grilled foods, too, especially grilled chicken. It
tastes best if refrigerated at least a couple of hours.

Mexican Summer Salad Tips and Variations

Canned
corn works just as well as regular corn, but the Mexicorn gives it added
color.

I have made this easy summer salad without both cucumber and
avocado. But it does taste much better if they are both included.

Canned kidney beans or pinto beans or some sort of combination also are good, but I think that the black beans taste the best.

Be
sure to include the lime juice; it keeps the avocado from turning an
unsightly brown.

If I can't find or don't have any fresh, ripe
tomatoes, I substitute a can of diced tomatoes, drained well.

Experiment
with different vinegars- I have also used apple cider vinegar and wine
vinegars.

Sometimes when I like it really spicy, I add a chopped
jalapeno pepper.

I also add a bit of chopped cilantro sometimes,
usually when I need to use some up. It gives it a refreshing flavor.

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